The EVA Lowdown

The EVA Lowdown

Banking on Feelings: Decoding the DNA of Savings

A deep dive into the emotional DNA of financial ads and social media content.

Feb 3, 2026

The Emotional Bank Balance 

Money is emotional. EVA partnered with a global banking client to unwrap the emotions around saving money, and to explore whether their marketing comms hit the emotional themes that matter most to their consumers. 

EVA Emotions  

Using EVA’s cutting edge emotion analytics tracking, the EVA team were able to track and analyse 53 emotional states throughout the watching experience of clients and competitor ads, and social media content. 

The "Why" Behind the "Buy" 

It gets better! Instead of analysing the response by basic engagement metrics, the EVA team were able to accurately assess the emotional response against the metrics that matter. By unpacking the emotional DNA of how people feel about saving money, the team could assess the emotional response to ads and content in terms of the specific emotional states that drive consumer behaviour. 

Deliverables that count 

  • Moment-to-moment emotional response mapping of comms  

  • Emotional DNA  

  • Emotional KPIs (category specific emotional indicators) 

  • Differences by audience 

  • Emotional highs and lows 

  • Respondent reviews 

  • Actionable insights 

Show me the money 

EVA enabled the marketing team to understand the emotional DNA of their ads, emotional engagement, the emotional highs and lows, and the implications for their brand. 

The marketing team received an emotional blueprint to refine current and future comms, ensuring the brand didn't just sell the concept of banking, but owned the emotional experience of saving money. 

Don’t leave the emotional resonance of your comms to chance. 

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Emotional DNA

Most Nostalgic Concept

Most Exciting Concept

Least Annoying Concept

38% above baseline

Surprise KPI

78%

Rosie, Video Response
Rosie's Review
"I loved the ad. I thought it was really sweet. It reminded me of home."

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Emotion Zones by Ad

Emissions by Scope

Tracking Rosie's Emotional Response

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Emotion Tracking

Insights

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Performance

45% above baseline

Nostalgia KPI

75%

Decode the emotional DNA of your next great idea.

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Emotional DNA

Most Nostalgic Concept

Most Exciting Concept

Least Annoying Concept

38% above baseline

Surprise KPI

78%

Rosie, Video Response
Rosie's Review
"I loved the ad. I thought it was really sweet. It reminded me of home."

75%

50%

25%

0%

Ad 1

Ad 2

Ad 3

Ad 4

Ad 5

Emotion Zones by Ad

Emissions by Scope

Tracking Rosie's Emotional Response

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0:50

100%

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Emotion Tracking

Insights

Segments

Journeys

Performance

45% above baseline

Nostalgia KPI

75%

Decode the emotional DNA of your next great idea.

No card needed

Sign-up in 2 mins

Emotional DNA

Most Nostalgic Concept

Most Exciting Concept

Least Annoying Concept

38% above baseline

Surprise KPI

78%

Rosie, Video Response
Rosie's Review
"I loved the ad. I thought it was really sweet. It reminded me of home."

75%

50%

25%

0%

Ad 1

Ad 2

Ad 3

Ad 4

Ad 5

Emotion Zones by Ad

Emissions by Scope

Tracking Rosie's Emotional Response

0:00

0:10

0:20

0:30

0:40

0:50

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

Emotion Tracking

Insights

Segments

Journeys

Performance

45% above baseline

Nostalgia KPI

75%